Mountain Ultra-Marathon (UTMB) Impact on Usual and Emerging Cardiac Biomarkers

Caroline Le Goff; Laurent Gergelé; Laurence Seidel; Etienne Cavalier; Jean-François Kaux; Jean-François Kaux

doi:10.3389/fcvm.2022.856223

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (Mar 2022)

Mountain Ultra-Marathon (UTMB) Impact on Usual and Emerging Cardiac Biomarkers

Caroline Le Goff,
Laurent Gergelé,
Laurence Seidel,
Etienne Cavalier,
Jean-François Kaux,
Jean-François Kaux

Affiliations

Caroline Le Goff: Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital of Liege and University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Laurent Gergelé: Department of Intensive Care, Intensive Unit Care, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, University of Lyon, Lyon, France
Laurence Seidel: Biostatistics Department, University Hospital of Liege, Liège, Belgium
Etienne Cavalier: Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital of Liege and University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Jean-François Kaux: Department of Sports and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Jean-François Kaux: Physical Medicine and Sport Traumatology Department, SportS2, IOC Research Centre for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, FIMS Collaborative Centre of Sports Medicine, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2022.856223
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9

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The number of participants in ultra-marathons is increasing. However, the data regarding the impact of this type of exercise on the cardiovascular system are contradictory. In our study, 28 ultra-trail runners were enrolled. Blood samples were collected at three time points: immediately before, immediately after, and 7 days after the ultra-marathon. Different biomarkers were measured. Immediately after the race, the blood concentrations of the different cardiac and inflammatory biomarkers increased significantly. Interestingly, some biomarkers remained high even after 7 days of recovery.

Published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

ISSN: 2297-055X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine

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